CARACAS (ANP) - Het dodental van de aardbevingen die Venezuela in juni troffen, is opgelopen tot 6125. Dat heeft parlementsvoorzitter Jorge Rodríguez maandag bekendgemaakt.

Rodríguez meldde op Telegram dat bijna 61.000 mensen in ziekenhuizen zijn behandeld. Ook zei hij dat 16,5 procent van het puin is geruimd.

Waarnemend president Delcy Rodríguez heeft de respons van haar regering proberen te verdedigen na kritiek op de hulpverlening. Volgens critici kwamen militairen en andere functionarissen te laat en kregen slachtoffers, onder wie mensen die onder het puin vastzaten, onvoldoende hulp.

CAÏRO (ANP) - Qatar, Egypte en Turkije veroordelen het Israëlische geweld in Gaza. Dat zeggen de bemiddelaars in een gezamenlijke verklaring. De landen wijzen op "voortdurende Israëlische schendingen in de Gazastrook, met name het bombarderen van zorginstellingen en infrastructuur, en de burgerslachtoffers, onder wie vrouwen en kinderen".

Bij hernieuwde aanvallen in Gaza zijn volgens berichten meer dan twintig mensen om het leven gekomen. De landen noemen de aanvallen een "flagrante schending van het internationaal recht en internationaal humanitair recht".

De bemiddelaars roepen Israël op zich te houden aan "de verplichtingen die zijn vastgelegd in de wapenstilstandsovereenkomst". De Amerikaanse president Donald Trump kondigde vorige week een akkoord met Hamas aan. Daarin staat dat Hamas en andere Palestijnse groeperingen in Gaza volledig gaan ontwapenen, waarop Israëlische troepen zich moeten terugtrekken uit het gebied.

Een officiële reactie van Israël bleef lang uit. Het land zou bij de VS zorgen hebben geuit nadat de Vredesraad van Trump een tekst had gedeeld waarin Israël werd opgeroepen tot een gefaseerde terugtrekking uit de Gazastrook.

Een hoge vertegenwoordiger van de Vredesraad heeft maandag een ontmoeting gehad met premier Benjamin Netanyahu. De raad benadrukte later dat de Israëlische terugtrekking pas plaatsvindt als de ontwapening van Hamas is voltooid.

PARIJS (ANP) - Schoonspringster Else Praasterink heeft net als vorig jaar een bronzen medaille gewonnen op de 10-metertoren bij het EK zwemmen. De 23-jarige Brabantse eindigde in Parijs na vijf sprongen op een totaal van 305,15 punten en kwam slechts 0,15 punten te kort voor het zilver van de Duitse Pauline Pfeif. De Europese titel ging naar Maisie Bond uit Groot-Brittannië.

Praasterink plaatste zich in de Franse hoofdstad als vierde voor de finale van dit jaar. Op het EK van vorig jaar in het Turkse Antalya won de Nederlandse op hetzelfde onderdeel ook brons. In 2024 werd ze elfde op de WK en twaalfde op de Olympische Spelen van Parijs. Vorig jaar liep ze de WK-finale nipt mis en werd ze veertiende.

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - Vanaf maandagavond 23.00 uur rijden er geen intercity's tussen stations Amsterdam Centraal en Schiphol. Reizigers tussen die stations moeten gebruikmaken van stoptreinen. Dat komt omdat maandag iets na 17.30 uur op dat traject een bovenleiding kapotging. De reparatie duurt naar de verwachting van ProRail tot dinsdagochtend 05.00 uur.

Door de kapotte bovenleiding heeft een trein ongeveer 40 minuten stilgestaan op het spoor. De reizigers zijn uiteindelijk uit de trein gehaald. Op het traject bevinden zich station Amsterdam Centraal, station Amsterdam Sloterdijk, station Amsterdam Lelylaan en station Schiphol. Reizigers die vanaf Amsterdam Centraal naar Schiphol willen, moeten met een stoptrein naar Amsterdam Sloterdijk om daar over te stappen op een stoptrein naar Schiphol. Voor reizigers die vanaf Schiphol naar Amsterdam Centraal willen, geldt hetzelfde.

Het spoor met de kapotte bovenleiding loopt parallel aan de Zaanstraat in stadsdeel West en is over een lengte van ongeveer 60 meter beschadigd.

Weer voor Rotterdam ☁️ - 04-08-2026 01:15 CEST

In één oogopslag:
• 25.3°C · Bewolkt ☁️ | Min 19.9°C / Max 32.9°C

Verwachting voor vandaag:
• Min 19.9°C, Max 32.9°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1010.1 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.1 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: ↙ 37°

Uurlijkse voorspelling voor de komende 12 uur:

• 02:00: 25.5°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, 🧭 1010.7 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 6.1 km/u (1.7 m/s), richting: ↑ 169°
• 03:00: 25.7°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1010.1 hPa ↘️ -0.6 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 3.2 km/u (0.9 m/s), richting: → 279°
• 04:00: 25.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1009.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 5.4 km/u (1.5 m/s), richting: ↘ 332°
• 05:00: 25.4°C (Gedeeltelijk bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1009.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 11.2 km/u (3.1 m/s), richting: ↑ 164°
• 06:00: 24.2°C (Licht bewolkt) 🌕, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1009.6 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 194°
• 07:00: 24.0°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1009.9 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.0 km/u (3.6 m/s), richting: ↑ 189°
• 08:00: 24.8°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 2%, 🧭 1009.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.5 km/u (4.3 m/s), richting: ↑ 192°
• 09:00: 25.8°C (Zonnig) ☀️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1009.8 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↑ 202°
• 10:00: 27.2°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1010.0 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.3 km/u (3.7 m/s), richting: ↗ 208°
• 11:00: 29.1°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1010.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 13.7 km/u (3.8 m/s), richting: ↗ 222°
• 12:00: 31.0°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1010.3 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 15.1 km/u (4.2 m/s), richting: ↗ 222°
• 13:00: 32.4°C (Zonnig) ☀️, 🧭 1010.1 hPa ➡️ 0.0 hPa/1h, Windsnelheid: 14.0 km/u (3.9 m/s), richting: ↗ 234°

Voorspelling voor de komende dagen:

• woensdag 05 augustus: Min 23.2°C, Max 34.5°C (Lichte regen) 🌧️, Neerslag 2.3 mm, Kans op neerslag 15%, 🧭 1013.4 hPa ↗️ +3.3 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 21.6 km/u (6.0 m/s), richting: ↗ 219°
• donderdag 06 augustus: Min 20.3°C, Max 25.1°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 7%, 🧭 1019.2 hPa ↗️ +5.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 23.8 km/u (6.6 m/s), richting: ↗ 236°
• vrijdag 07 augustus: Min 17.9°C, Max 21.7°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.2 mm, Kans op neerslag 7%, 🧭 1022.2 hPa ↗️ +3.0 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 19.0 km/u (5.3 m/s), richting: → 272°
• zaterdag 08 augustus: Min 16.3°C, Max 23.1°C (Lichte motregen) 🌦️, Neerslag 0.9 mm, Kans op neerslag 14%, 🧭 1017.4 hPa ↘️ -4.8 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 7.9 km/u (2.2 m/s), richting: ↓ 20°
• zondag 09 augustus: Min 15.8°C, Max 27.6°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 1%, 🧭 1012.9 hPa ↘️ -4.5 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 9.7 km/u (2.7 m/s), richting: ← 109°
• maandag 10 augustus: Min 20.0°C, Max 29.3°C (Bewolkt) ☁️, Kans op neerslag 14%, 🧭 1014.0 hPa ↗️ +1.1 hPa/24h, Windsnelheid: 12.5 km/u (3.5 m/s), richting: ↗ 223°

Details:
• 🌡️ Huidige temperatuur (om 01:15): 25.3°C (Bewolkt)
• 🤚 Gevoelstemperatuur: 25.0°C (-0.3°C)
• 💨 Windsnelheid: 9.7 km/u (2.7 m/s), richting: ↑ 159°
• 🌬️ Windstoten: 19.1 km/h (5.3 m/s)
• 💧 Luchtvochtigheid: 41%
• 🧭 Luchtdruk: 1010.7 hPa ↘️ -0.9 hPa/3h
• 👁️ Zichtbaarheid: 36.2 km
• ☀️ UV-index: 0.0
• 🌅 Zonsopgang: 06:07 · 🌇 Zonsondergang: 21:28

Luchtkwaliteit:
• AQI: 48 🟢 (Goed)
• PM2.5: 17.5 μg/m³
• PM10: 23.3 μg/m³

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From my first trip to Sydney almost 20 years ago. I woke up early to get some photographs of the sun rising behind the iconic Sydney Opera House and there was an amazing Tall Ship docked in just the right spot!

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Microsoft reportedly plans to let developers bring Xbox 360 games to PC and next-generation Xbox devices, with a gradual rollout expected between 2027 and 2028. A separate disc-to-digital program would also give players transferable digital licenses tied to their physical Xbox discs, preserving the ability to resell or trade them. The Verge reports: With 360 games, developers can opt into making them backward compatible, and they will have control over things like a game's price and if it's available on Game Pass. The feature is expected to have a "gradual" rollout between 2027 and 2028 "across next-gen devices." The "full launch" of original Xbox games on PC is also set for October 2026; the initial program announced in July included just four games.

The document also includes details about a way for players to get a digital version of a game that they already own on a physical disc, which The Verge's Tom Warren reported on in July. The document says that if a player puts an Xbox One or Series game on disc into an Xbox One or Series X console with a disc drive, they'll be granted a digital license that's bound to "that disc and the player's account." The license will stay with a player across Xbox devices, but if the disc "changes hands," the license will transfer to the new person. That should mean that gamers can still trade and sell discs; once the original owner of a disc does so, they can't play the digital version they got from that disc anymore.

According to the document, a public beta for the disc-to-digital program was set for July with general availability set for August. We understand Microsoft had originally planned to test its disc-to-digital program with Xbox Insiders in July, but the beta was delayed. It's unclear if the timeline of August general availability is still accurate.

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Apple's practice of mixing employees' work files with personal iCloud accounts reportedly left some former staff with continued access to confidential documents, messages, and even new updates after leaving the company. "The former employees said many Apple files they had been shared on over their careers at the company -- including planning documents for product launch events -- continued to sync to their personal devices through the iCloud storage service after they left Apple," reports The Information. "In some cases, they even received notifications about fresh updates to the documents. Some former employees said they were petrified to delete the files for fear that doing so would attract Apple's attention." MacRumors reports: Apple files get mixed in with employees' accounts because the company encourages them to use their personal Apple Accounts with their work iCloud account. Employees are given a 2TB iCloud plan and are able to merge the storage with their existing Apple Account or create a new account. Since only one primary account can be signed in at a time, most opt to use their existing account to avoid having to carry two iPhones. Apple has a managed folder for workplace files that it revokes access to when an employee leaves, but some internal documents aren't saved there automatically and shared files end up mixed in with personal content. Employees can also retain access to iMessage chats and files shared via the Messages app.

Lingering access to Apple systems is central to Apple's lawsuit against OpenAI. In its filing, Apple alleged that former employee Chang Liu breached Apple's systems using a "rare, previously unknown authentication bug" to download files while he was working at OpenAI. Apple told The Information that the OpenAI lawsuit is unrelated to any files left available on iCloud and that it does not pursue legal claims against former employees who accidentally have Apple documents in their personal iCloud accounts. "This case is about OpenAI employees wrongfully taking Apple's secret and confidential information regarding our unreleased technologies, processes, and products. Nothing in the filing relates to documents shared by, or stored in, iCloud."

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theodp writes: During Microsoft's 2026Q4 earnings call, CEO Microsoft Satya Nadella took time to tout a dashboard he personally created using AI from a Morgan Stanley analyst's PDF research report, which suggested a rosy payback for the so-called MAG7's ('Magnificent 7' companies) massive capital expenditures on AI (to which Nadella later added a "not financial advice" disclaimer). "It would be fun for you, Adam. I think one of your colleagues put out an ROIC [Return on Invested Capital] document. I took that document to Copilot, which is a PDF, and I said, 'Build me a new Power BI dashboard, essentially.' But here is the thing. It built a rich semantic model that went into my Fabric with OneLake that brought all the data in from the external sources. In fact, it was current with all the SEC filings of all the MAG7. And then on top of that, the repo itself is in GitHub, but the artifact is sitting in my Copilot as a site. That, to me, is a classic example of an enterprise-wide workflow. I, as a knowledge worker, could go create a dashboard. The data engineer can go to Fabric and find the artifact. The professional developer can go to the repo and find it in GitHub. And by the way, it's all registered with Agent 365. That's a little bit of what Amy is describing as the coming together of a new way to work, even while at the same time, bringing IT, security and manageability of it."

After Nadella's show-and-tell drew an underwhelming response during the call ("That's very helpful. Thank you." said the Morgan Stanley analyst whose team's work Nadella scraped with AI), Nadella turned to social media with posts on LinkedIn (12M followers) and Twitter/X (8M followers) to make the case for why his DIY project was such a brilliant demonstration of how AI enables governance, controls, security, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, data analysis/modeling, visualization, usability, and value. "Some more detail on the ROIC Intelligence App I built yesterday and mentioned on today's earnings call," Nadella wrote on LinkedIn. "I took the PDF that Brian Nowak at Morgan Stanley put together for Hyperscale ROIC this week and used Copilot code (coming in our new superapp) with a single prompt + skill (/drill-me) to create the plan, then used autopilot in auto to create the full app (with history, lookups, scenarios, what-ifs, etc). And /rubber-duck to test. And the best part is that all the artifacts are in my enterprise environment. My app is in Copilot, my code is in GitHub Enterprise; all my data pipelines/lake/semantic models are in Fabric. And everything is under Agent 365 IT/Sec/FinOps control! So this is not about Tokenmaxxing or vibe coding. Every step of the way the rails are engineered to create value, making everything a long-term reusable asset, with governance/security, and cost controls. This is the full system to drive business value. Disclosures: This is all pulled from public sources, and for illustrative purposes only...not financial advice! :) Here is the app and architecture..."

Not unexpectedly, the accompanying screenshot of a splash page for the BI app and a buzzword-laden complicated architecture diagram drew universal praise from LinkedIn fans, but also a few barbs from less-than-impressed commenters on Nadella's Twitter/X post, some of whom suggested Nadella's project might even represent a jump-the-shark moment for AI mania. "That he doesn't see whats wrong with saying 'My app is in Copilot, my code is in GitHub Enterprise; all my data pipelines/lake/semantic models are in Fabric' is exactly why MS is failing at AI,'" replied @PassingPixels on X/Twitter. "Dude is having to run 5 different systems to emulate babies first vibe code." @zigmund_ignatov added, "Why do we call glorified slide show an app?" @Mathupiriyan quipped, "Looks like Copilot just turned a PDF into a profit crystal ball." Unimpressed, @Markusndnb remarked, "So you created a web page using tons of proprietary MS tools." And @FishyAccounting called on Nadella to show-his-work, saying "Post the prompt or it didn't happen." (btw, Microsoft President Brad Smith similarly declined to provide the prompt for his own self-described amazing AI DIY reporting project that he touted at Microsoft's Shareholder Meeting last December).

So, does Nadella's self-promoted AI reworking of someone else's PDF research report strike you as an amazing example of everything that's good about AI, or does it conjure up memories of The Emperor's New Clothes?

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Uniscent, a pioneer of professional scent marketing in Sweden and Norway, approached Lundgren+Lindqvist to unify its visual identity into one cohesive system for digital and physical use. The redesigned monogram merges a 'U' and 'S' to evoke scent escaping its vessel, paired with a monospaced typeface reflecting the brand's precise, lab-based methodology. Magnified photographs of natural ingredients add an emotional layer, grounding the identity in the physical world scent inhabits.

Celebrated writer, poet and novelist for young adults drew upon his sexuality and life on US southern border

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, an award-winning fiction writer and poet who drew upon his sexuality and his life on the southern border, has died at age 71. He was the first Latino to win the PEN/Faulkner prize.

Sáenz, who produced a story collection that won the PEN/Faulkner prize and a young adult novel that received acclaim from readers and reviewers and condemnation from censors, died on 28 July in El Paso, Texas, after a lengthy illness, according to a spokesperson for Simon & Schuster.

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Coalition of 25 states ask the US Court of International Trade to halt tariffs, calling them unlawful

• Trump imposes fresh tariffs on dozens of trading partners

A coalition of 25 US states sued the Trump administration on Monday over new tariffs pegged at 10% to 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, calling them a pretext for replacing import taxes struck down by the supreme court in February.

The states are asking the US Court of International Trade to halt the tariffs, declare them unlawful and order refunds of duties that have already been paid.

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Andy Burnham will also delay release of thousands of prisoners across England and Wales a month, until October

Rapists, child sexual abusers and groomers will be excluded from early release plans to ease critical prison overcrowding in a major intervention by Andy Burnham.

The prime minister said on Tuesday that he will delay the planned early release of thousands of prisoners across England and Wales by a month until October.

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